Annamite

An·nam

A0315000 (ə-năm′, ăn′ăm′) A region and former kingdom of central Vietnam on the South China Sea between Tonkin and Cochin China. It was ruled by China from 111 bc until ad 939 and came under French control in the 19th century.

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An′na·mese′ (ăn′ə-mēz′, -mēs′), An′nam·ite′ adj. & n.

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Annamite - the Mon-Khmer language spoken in VietnamAnnamese, VietnameseMon-Khmer - a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages